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Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified
Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified A Newark man who died while running from city police along Route 280 last week was identified by authorities on Wednesday. A review of the circumstances surrounding the death last Thursday, Jan. 5, of Raul L. DeJesus, 43, is required because it involved police, a Jan. 11 release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office says. According to a preliminary investigation, Newark Police Officer Alberto Vera approached DeJesus in the area of Orange Street and South 11th Street in Newark shortly before 3:42 p.m., the release says. DeJesus was wanted for questioning "in connection with a c…

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by Jerry DeMarco